diff --git a/src/engine/FileIO.c b/src/engine/FileIO.c
index 0a81a0c51b..da9115b639 100644
--- a/src/engine/FileIO.c
+++ b/src/engine/FileIO.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ writeDate( int fd, time_t secs )
   Local Variables:
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-  mode: c-mode
+  mode: c
   c-indentation-style: gnu
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   End: